Court begins examining witnesses in case against Nitish

A Bihar court on Saturday started recording statement of witnesses in a criminal case filed against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi and five top bureaucrats in an alleged multi-crore rupees liquor scam.
Chief Judicial Magistrate S P Singh recorded the statement

A Bihar court on Saturday started recording statement of witnesses in a criminal case filed against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi and five top bureaucrats in an alleged multi-crore rupees liquor scam.

Chief Judicial Magistrate S P Singh recorded the statement of one of the witnesses Satyendra Singh, a friend of Nonu Singh, who had filed the criminal case on June 5.

The petitioner, a resident of Belhari village in Gaya district, has accused Kumar, Modi and others of "irregular award" of tender for liquor sale and supply to black-listed firms, causing loss to the state exchequer.

Singh fixed July 7 as the next date for recording statement of other witnesses, including former excise minister Jamshed Asraf.